Sodium Bicarbonate
- Bases
- CAS 144-55-8
- IUPAC: Sodium hydrogen carbonate
Food-grade compound with no GHS health hazard classifications. Not a skin sensitizer, not an asthmagen. Widely recognized as safe for consumer and food use (GRAS).
Sodium bicarbonate (baking soda) is a naturally occurring mineral salt used in cleaning products as a mild pH buffer and gentle abrasive. It contributes to alkalinity control in formulations. Sodium bicarbonate has no GHS health hazard classifications, is not a skin sensitizer, and is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA. Environmentally, it biodegrades readily with no persistence or bioaccumulation concerns.
Health & environment profile
- VOC
- no
- Prop 65 listed
- no
- Asthmagen
- no
- EPA Safer Choice
- yes
- Aquatic toxicity
- no
- Biodegradable
- yes
- Bioaccumulative
- no
- Persistent
- no
- Ozone depleting
- no
- Microplastic
- no
- PFAS
- no
- Env. score
- 5/5
1 product contain this
Simple Green Industrial Cleaner & Degreaserall-purpose-cleaner
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